Battle of Entebbe
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battle-of-entebbe-208-3941395
title:
Battle of Entebbe
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The Battle of Entebbe was a battle of the Uganda–Tanzania War that took place on 7 April 1979 on the Entebbe peninsula in Uganda between Tanzanian units and Ugandan and Libyan units. The Tanzanians occupied the area, killed hundreds of Libyans, and ended the Libyan airlift in support of the Ugandan government. Idi Amin had seized power in Uganda in 1971 and established a brutal dictatorship. Seven years later he attempted to invade neighbouring Tanzania to the south. The attack was repulsed, and
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1979 battle of the Uganda-Tanzania War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Entebbe
date created:
2018-12-17T05:04:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T07:34:32Z
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